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I had to reinstall Win10 on a co-workers' laptop this week. The internal WiFi chip is fried (cant turn it on) so I've got him using a Linksys USB WiFi dongle . When formatting, Win10 install didn't seem to notice that the internal WiFi wasn't working (I think Win10 sees the chip, but the chip is bli...

Well, when WiFi fails, bring the cable to you with Powerline. I bought this kit for $20 and it's been working flawlessly for the past 9 months. Before that I had this 200Mbps kit that I bought for $20 back in Jan 2014 with nary an issue either. That 2014 one had one unit with coil whine that finally...

Dell wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n 2.4 gighz 5GHz wireless has been around for a while, even on 802.11n. Are you sure that your router is also outputting a 2.4GHz band for your Dell to see? I just set up a new 802.11ac router for our house this week, so I freshly remember that the 2.4GHz and 5GHz broad...

I thought having a forum thread with windows tips and tricks would be fun. This can be anything from simple keyboard shortcuts to registry modifications. Win + Left/Right Arrow - snaps the current window to half screen. Ctrl + W - Closes the current window Regedit\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mou...

The physical SSD transplant went fine. As I said, I used a 2.5" SSD I had lying around to replace the hdd. There is an open M.2 slot on the mobo if you want to run a dual drive setup though. And the system has two SODIMM slots but only came with 1x8GB RAM. The extra long monitor hinges was a re...

It is stuck between the tank and the bowl, yes. I have not tried to use a plunger inside the tank, but I'm dubious that a plunger will successfully push the thing out through those little holes in the bowl's rim. Please tell me this is sarcasm. At any rate, a plunger is unlikely to be effective in ...

My 960 likely cost me about the same as a new 1050 right now "right now" prices are not a fair market assessment, since crypto mining has driven prices through the roof. For example, in January 2017 you could buy an RX470 for $130 (regretting not jumping on that deal), that card beats you...

The "is it retina" website nicely illustrates the relationship between pixel density and viewing distance. However, it doesn't account for the % coverage of your field of view. The best site I have bookmarked for that is this TV distance-to-size page. As you can see in the chart for 40° FO...

Is it retina? https://designcompaniesranked.com/resources/is-this-retina/ Somewhere around 110ppi is ideal for typical desktop use. That's a 27" 1440p screen or a 40" 4k screen. You're right to mention that viewing distance is a major factor in choosing pixel density. Of course, assuming s...

Learned how to true up bicycle wheels this weekend by adjusting spoke tension. Oddly enough, clockwise is/was loosen and vice-versa. I found the bulging areas on each side of the rims by slowly moving the brake pad (one side at a time) toward the wheel as it spun slowly listening for rubs. The brake...

A buddy of mine is looking for a new laptop. He's a graphic designer and deals mostly with Photoshop/Lightroom/Illustrator but is going to be getting into After Effects and Premier (possibly Dreamweaver/Muse also, not sure) for website design. Since neither of us has ever used After Effects and Prem...

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Josh Brolin plays Thanos in Avengers AND Cable in Deadpool 2 when both are airing at the same time? Saw the movie last night. Loved the character chemistry, especially with so many characters meeting each other for the first time. One defining feature that ma...

GTX1070 for $480 after MIR is a good card that will last a while at 1440p. Why wouldn't he want a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti instead of a 1070? GTX1070Ti is about 10% faster than the GTX1070. At the time of writing, the Tis were 10-15% more expensive. Also, I was simply trying to suggest the entry spot fo...

GTX1070 for $480 after MIR is a good card that will last a while at 1440p. Otherwise, a GTX1060-6GB or RX580-8GB would be enough for now @ $320. I game on an RX480-8GB at 1440p and I get decent framerates (60-90fps is typically my target) Nvidia's Turing architecture (GTX11xx) is said to be launchi...

Have you tried a straight-up file copy of a single large uncompressible file (movies work well)? I suspect that *IF* the drive inside is a WD Blue - WD20SPZX with a relatively large 128MB of cache, perhaps the cache isn't getting exhausted by your "surface scan" and that's allowing it to m...

Spray paint the inside face of the back panel...I'd try it out on a practice piece of glass first (we've got a whole box of picture frames my wife doesn't use anymore), but I feel like any unsightly things, such as drips, would only be visible from inside (which is behind the mobo tray, so you wont ...

I doubt you'd notice the difference between 8 and 10 bit unless you're an elite photo editor. Even then, the cost premium is unlikely to be justified (given my impression of your usage). I would steer toward a 2560x1440 resolution if you want to play modern games. That puts you in the RX580-Vega56 o...

Is there a way to check if HPET is being Forced in the OS? What is the command to disable OS-Forced HPET? I'm sure I could google these answers up, but thought it might be helpful to others to have the instructions in this thread. Either someone can chime in, or I will update later this evening when...

IT'S FINALLY FINISHED!!!! As you can see in the OP, I'd left off with a working system, but it used a traditional push-button power switch dangling loose out the back of the case and I wanted to light the clock. Clock Lighting: I bought a "warm" white (still a little higher color temp tha...